Series synopsis
The Future Is Wild is a Canadian animation sci-fi & fantasy family television series that premiered on Discovery Kids on October 13, 2007. It ended on July 5, 2008. It was created by Steve Sullivan. It stars Cedric Smith, Marc Donato, Ashley Peters and Miranda Jones.
The Future is Wild is an animated children's version of Canadian 2003 joint Animal Planet/ORF and ZDF co-production The Future Is Wild. It was developed by Nelvana Animation, and directed by Mike Fallows, with characters and creatures designed by Brett Jubinville. It is made in CGI animation. The show is a Teletoon Original Production and first aired on Teletoon on June 28, 2010; it made its debut in the US on Discovery Kids on October 13, 2007. It now airs weekday mornings on The Hub. It featur ...
Premise
The Future is Wild is an animated children's version of Canadian 2003 joint Animal Planet/ORF and ZDF co-production The Future Is Wild. It was developed by Nelvana Animation, and directed by Mike Fallows, with characters and creatures designed by Brett Jubinville. It is made in CGI animation. The show is a Teletoon Original Production and first aired on Teletoon on June 28, 2010; it made its debut in the US on Discovery Kids on October 13, 2007. It now airs weekday mornings on The Hub. It features four teenagers who study the future of the earth to find a new habitat for humanity, while learning about the futuristic creatures who inhabit it. The show ran for one 26 episode season. It utilizes creatures speculated about in a the original version of The Future Is Wild, albeit with highly fictionalized elements.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Cedric Smith as CG's Father
- Marc Donato as Ethan
- Ashley Peters as CG
- Miranda Jones as Emily
- Taylor Abrahamse as Luis
Guest cast
- Richard Binsley as Squibbon
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | October 13, 2007 | July 5, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Electric Fisherman The crew must lure and use two lurkfish to jump start the Time Flyer or be stuck in the Bengal swamp, 100 million years in the future. Gill and Butch, two selfish lurkfish, argue over who gets to eat Ethan! |
October 13, 2007 |
| 2 |
Extreme Bird Watching Ethan decides to go out along on a bird watching mission, which has disastrous consequences. |
October 13, 2007 |
| 3 |
Sky High Anxiety CG tries to launch a weather station 100 million years in the future, but a great blue windrunner crashes into it and now they must find a way to take care of both her and her chicks |
October 20, 2007 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Discovery Kids |
|---|---|
| First aired | October 13, 2007 |
| Last aired | July 5, 2008 |
| Runtime | 22 minutes |
| Status | Ended |
| Schedule | Saturday at 06:30:00 |